Senior Strategic Communications Consultant
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
PR / Communications, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications
Senior Strategic Communications Consultant
At Helixos, we drive cleantech commercialization through strategy, communications, and technical advisory, with a focus on nuclear energy and fusion. We support the entire journey of technology development and deployment from ideas to impact, and optimize the relationship between people, technology, and nature.
We’re building a globally distributed team across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, of smart, mission-driven people who care about the future of energy and want to make an impact through their work. Our team brings together experience in strategy consulting, engineering, science, business, and communications, particularly in nuclear energy, fusion, and other advanced technologies.
Job DescriptionThis is a remote position.
About UsAt Helixos, we drive cleantech commercialization through strategy, communications, and technical advisory, with a focus on nuclear energy and fusion. We support the entire journey of technology development and deployment from ideas to impact, and optimize the relationship between people, technology, and nature. We’re building a globally distributed team across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, of smart, mission-driven people who care about the future of energy and want to make an impact through their work.
Our team brings together experience in strategy consulting, engineering, science, business, and communications, particularly in nuclear energy, fusion, and other advanced technologies.
We are inviting Expressions of Interest from experienced Strategic Communications Consultants to join our growing team.
In this role, you would work closely with cleantech pioneers to lead and deliver strategic communications engagements end to end, from shaping project scope through to developing and delivering clear, compelling narratives. You would collaborate closely with consultants across the Helixos team to support commercialisation, stakeholder engagement, and technical advisory work, helping clients communicate complex ideas with clarity, credibility, and impact.
Whatthis role typically involves
- Delivering strategic communications advisory services to clients across multiple countries and industries, including startups, technology developers, governments, and research organisations
- Creating high quality content and storytelling to engage diverse audiences across channels such as websites, social media, presentations, brochures, articles, and talking points
- Developing strategic communications and stakeholder engagement plans for interactions with customers, policymakers, community members, investors, regulators, influencers, and the wider public
- Managing and evolving Helixos’ science communication training and workshop programmes, including exploration of online learning formats
- Providing branding and communications insight to clients, while staying abreast of innovative approaches for communicating complex topics
- Identifying and engaging potential partners, customers, and stakeholders on behalf of clients
- Managing branding, marketing, and communications activity for Helixos, including content creation for the website, blog, social media, and newsletters
- Engaging external stakeholders on Helixos’ services and identifying opportunities for collaboration
- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering communication and marketing strategies in high technology environments, ideally within cleantech or energy
- Strong written and visual communication skills, including writing, editing, and graphic design capability
- Experience of, or strong familiarity with, consulting environments
- A genuine interest in advanced technologies and their role in sustainable development
- The ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible content
- An international outlook with motivation to contribute to globally impactful work
- A strategic mindset, able to balance detail with big picture thinking
- Comfort working autonomously in a remote setting
- High levels of ownership, accountability, and self direction
- The ability to thrive in fast paced environments, manage ambiguity, and deliver high…
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